Joy of Access: Telnet: Terminal Emulation

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2011 October 1/10:32 PM

This document dates from the early web period, and is kept for archival purposes only. It is no longer updated, and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate.
  1. Telnet
  2. An URL In Every Port?

Occasionally, you’ll be asked what kind of “terminal emulation” you’re using. You’d better be using VT100 or one of its variants. If you’re given a list of options, choose the option that sounds most like “vt100”. If you are asked to type in the emulation, type “vt100”, in all lower case. This will usually work.

  1. Telnet
  2. An URL In Every Port?